Burrow followed Bush during his dynamic years in Southern California when USC was the epicenter of college football. After getting selected No. 2 overall by the Saints in 2006, the 9-year-old Burrow became enamored with the high-flying offense down south in Louisiana.

The Cincinnati Bengals face the Baltimore Ravens to close out the Thanksgiving Day NFL schedule. Follow along for live updates and highlights.

Growing up in Ohio, Joe Burrow’s go-to team to play as in Madden wasn’t the Cincinnati Bengals, the team he now quarterbacks, and it wasn’t the Cleveland Browns. It was the New Orleans Saints.

The Cincinnati Bengals thumped the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, to close out the NFL's Thanksgiving triple-header. Joe Burrow's return predictably proved to be a total game-changer as the quarterback outplayed Lamar Jackson and threw the AFC North into further disarray.

Joe Burrow makes his return as the Bengals and Ravens close out the Thanksgiving Day game slate in a clash of the AFC North.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hits tight end Drew Sample on a play-action pass for a 14-yard catch and run against the Baltimore Ravens.

The star quarterback appears to be primed for a return on Thanksgiving night, but it seems like it’s coming in a lost season for the Bengals. Their defense is still terrible, and Burrow will need to run the table just to have a shot at the postseason. Our playoff simulator suggests there’s just a 3 percent chance of that happening.

"Joe (Burrow) looked good," Flacco said after practice. "It's cool to see him out there. Obviously when you're both now taking reps, and things like that, conversations kinda happen. And just like 'how do you see this vs. that?' But yeah, Joe looked good."